gbg
03-29-2005, 11:43 AM
first of all - the trip was amazing! :D
I spent 2 weeks and rode 2 thousand miles between L.A., Las Vegas, Tahoe, Sacramento and San Francisco
I left Brazil on 04/03 and only got back on 20/03
the sad facts: I went with my parents, flew about 30 hours with American Airlines (this is bad) on economy (now this is really bad), spent some 3 hours on those airport security checks :x and the most important: I wasn't able to take a single shot of any Ferrari or Lambo :oops:
nevermind... let's go to the pics
beginning with a Boxster and a Z4, two common sights in L.A. - first day with the camera tells something about the quality of the pics
http://img11.exs.cx/img11/7231/la15pw.th.jpg (http://img11.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img11&image=la15pw.jpg) http://img222.exs.cx/img222/4764/la26gu.th.jpg (http://img222.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img222&image=la26gu.jpg)
S500 in Hollywood with some Lorinser aftermarket parts
http://img28.exs.cx/img28/727/la31tq.th.jpg (http://img28.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img28&image=la31tq.jpg) http://img222.exs.cx/img222/5274/la47yg.th.jpg (http://img222.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img222&image=la47yg.jpg)
Bentley Arnage, brand new 911 and BMW Z8, all together in Beverly Hills, close to Rodeo Drive
http://img65.exs.cx/img65/9909/la80fb.th.jpg (http://img65.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img65&image=la80fb.jpg) http://img52.exs.cx/img52/2963/la98yi.th.jpg (http://img52.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img52&image=la98yi.jpg) http://img52.exs.cx/img52/4800/la101zl.th.jpg (http://img52.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img52&image=la101zl.jpg) http://img52.exs.cx/img52/9128/la113mt.th.jpg (http://img52.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img52&image=la113mt.jpg) http://img30.exs.cx/img30/4829/la125np.th.jpg (http://img30.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img30&image=la125np.jpg)
a little stop to show our truck from hertz, a 2004 Ford Expedition... pretty good to travel 2 k miles and carry 4 people plus 14 bags...
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/6578/la71ec.th.jpg (http://img164.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img164&image=la71ec.jpg)
Subaru in the staples center parking lot, this day was Lakers 103 x Pacers 94 :D
http://img28.exs.cx/img28/463/la57ah.th.jpg (http://img28.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img28&image=la57ah.jpg) http://img164.exs.cx/img164/2037/la60ss.th.jpg (http://img164.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img164&image=la60ss.jpg)
beautiful C3 Corvette, dunno the year, and a 911 turbo
http://img192.exs.cx/img192/5317/la131yr.th.jpg (http://img192.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img192&image=la131yr.jpg) http://img192.exs.cx/img192/908/la146ja.th.jpg (http://img192.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img192&image=la146ja.jpg) http://img192.exs.cx/img192/4282/la155cd.th.jpg (http://img192.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img192&image=la155cd.jpg)
wow your civic looks so beautiful! :puke:
http://img96.exs.cx/img96/3383/la161gf.th.jpg (http://img96.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img96&image=la161gf.jpg) http://img96.exs.cx/img96/9417/la179or.th.jpg (http://img96.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img96&image=la179or.jpg)
bye bye Los Angeles, this is my last picture there:
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/7127/la185ad.th.jpg (http://img184.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img184&image=la185ad.jpg)
and what do I first see when I get to Vegas? a RR Phantom, and I guess I have already seen this car here in JW...
http://img238.exs.cx/img238/8149/lv16lq.th.jpg (http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=lv16lq.jpg) http://img238.exs.cx/img238/9454/lv21py.th.jpg (http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=lv21py.jpg) http://img184.exs.cx/img184/115/lv32zv.th.jpg (http://img184.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img184&image=lv32zv.jpg)
these 300 are almost everywhere, but I like them... and a nissan with ugly rims IMO
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/9496/lv40xj.th.jpg (http://img184.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img184&image=lv40xj.jpg) http://img193.exs.cx/img193/1205/lv65xh.th.jpg (http://img193.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img193&image=lv65xh.jpg)
a Hummer H1, probably used on trips to the grand canyon, and a 150.000 USD MTT turbine bike - this baby can reach 227 mph / 360 kmh
http://img193.exs.cx/img193/3880/lv70qg.th.jpg (http://img193.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img193&image=lv70qg.jpg) http://img78.exs.cx/img78/8536/lv80km.th.jpg (http://img78.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img78&image=lv80km.jpg)
time to go on to Tahoe... but the small city of Bishop surprises me with a couple of nice sightings:
http://img200.exs.cx/img200/6405/bishop15xj.th.jpg (http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=bishop15xj.jpg) http://img200.exs.cx/img200/9113/bishop28fv.th.jpg (http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=bishop28fv.jpg) http://img200.exs.cx/img200/928/bishop32dm.th.jpg (http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=bishop32dm.jpg)
Mustang waiting for me in the parking lot of my hotel in Tahoe:
http://img183.exs.cx/img183/765/taho23nb.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=taho23nb.jpg) http://img183.exs.cx/img183/3566/tahoe17gr.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=tahoe17gr.jpg) http://img183.exs.cx/img183/3261/tahoe30jy.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=tahoe30jy.jpg) http://img183.exs.cx/img183/8559/tahoe40ij.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=tahoe40ij.jpg) http://img183.exs.cx/img183/9617/tahoe53xy.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=tahoe53xy.jpg) http://img221.exs.cx/img221/7814/tahoe62tc.th.jpg (http://img221.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img221&image=tahoe62tc.jpg)
and a beautiful blue Porsche parked in front of the casino:
http://img221.exs.cx/img221/3900/tahoe72de.th.jpg (http://img221.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img221&image=tahoe72de.jpg) http://img18.exs.cx/img18/6017/tahoe83xn.th.jpg (http://img18.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img18&image=tahoe83xn.jpg)
Sacramento - one hemi for you:
http://img187.exs.cx/img187/6922/sc13xi.th.jpg (http://img187.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img187&image=sc13xi.jpg) http://img187.exs.cx/img187/9774/sc29qg.th.jpg (http://img187.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img187&image=sc29qg.jpg) http://img187.exs.cx/img187/5646/sc33gk.th.jpg (http://img187.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img187&image=sc33gk.jpg) http://img93.exs.cx/img93/1319/sc46ye.th.jpg (http://img93.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img93&image=sc46ye.jpg)
lol at the spare rim, got this one on an outlet near Napa:
http://img93.exs.cx/img93/7422/sfo18uk.th.jpg (http://img93.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img93&image=sfo18uk.jpg)
the only Crossfire I could try to take a pic... and u guys learn how to drive in a Mustang? :shock: we here get some 10 years old GM Corsas...
http://img60.exs.cx/img60/8809/sfo24fh.th.jpg (http://img60.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img60&image=sfo24fh.jpg) http://img19.exs.cx/img19/1853/sfo39va.th.jpg (http://img19.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img19&image=sfo39va.jpg)
and last but not least, another Z8 in San Francisco near Fisherman's Wharf:
http://img19.exs.cx/img19/7585/sfo48cm.th.jpg (http://img19.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img19&image=sfo48cm.jpg)
unfortunatelly I saw only four Ferraris - one F456, one F550, one F355 and a beautiful 365 GTB exactly like this one (maybe it was this one): http://www.ferraris-online.com/cars/FE-365GTB4-15229/main.shtml
Lamborghinis? Only inside a dealer in Beverly Hills... :(
folks, this was my first trip report... it was so nice to take pictures of all the nice cars I could, surely I will do it again on my next trip
please send comments about the pics, what I could have done better, etc. all advice is welcome...
I spent 2 weeks and rode 2 thousand miles between L.A., Las Vegas, Tahoe, Sacramento and San Francisco
I left Brazil on 04/03 and only got back on 20/03
the sad facts: I went with my parents, flew about 30 hours with American Airlines (this is bad) on economy (now this is really bad), spent some 3 hours on those airport security checks :x and the most important: I wasn't able to take a single shot of any Ferrari or Lambo :oops:
nevermind... let's go to the pics
beginning with a Boxster and a Z4, two common sights in L.A. - first day with the camera tells something about the quality of the pics
http://img11.exs.cx/img11/7231/la15pw.th.jpg (http://img11.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img11&image=la15pw.jpg) http://img222.exs.cx/img222/4764/la26gu.th.jpg (http://img222.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img222&image=la26gu.jpg)
S500 in Hollywood with some Lorinser aftermarket parts
http://img28.exs.cx/img28/727/la31tq.th.jpg (http://img28.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img28&image=la31tq.jpg) http://img222.exs.cx/img222/5274/la47yg.th.jpg (http://img222.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img222&image=la47yg.jpg)
Bentley Arnage, brand new 911 and BMW Z8, all together in Beverly Hills, close to Rodeo Drive
http://img65.exs.cx/img65/9909/la80fb.th.jpg (http://img65.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img65&image=la80fb.jpg) http://img52.exs.cx/img52/2963/la98yi.th.jpg (http://img52.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img52&image=la98yi.jpg) http://img52.exs.cx/img52/4800/la101zl.th.jpg (http://img52.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img52&image=la101zl.jpg) http://img52.exs.cx/img52/9128/la113mt.th.jpg (http://img52.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img52&image=la113mt.jpg) http://img30.exs.cx/img30/4829/la125np.th.jpg (http://img30.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img30&image=la125np.jpg)
a little stop to show our truck from hertz, a 2004 Ford Expedition... pretty good to travel 2 k miles and carry 4 people plus 14 bags...
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/6578/la71ec.th.jpg (http://img164.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img164&image=la71ec.jpg)
Subaru in the staples center parking lot, this day was Lakers 103 x Pacers 94 :D
http://img28.exs.cx/img28/463/la57ah.th.jpg (http://img28.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img28&image=la57ah.jpg) http://img164.exs.cx/img164/2037/la60ss.th.jpg (http://img164.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img164&image=la60ss.jpg)
beautiful C3 Corvette, dunno the year, and a 911 turbo
http://img192.exs.cx/img192/5317/la131yr.th.jpg (http://img192.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img192&image=la131yr.jpg) http://img192.exs.cx/img192/908/la146ja.th.jpg (http://img192.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img192&image=la146ja.jpg) http://img192.exs.cx/img192/4282/la155cd.th.jpg (http://img192.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img192&image=la155cd.jpg)
wow your civic looks so beautiful! :puke:
http://img96.exs.cx/img96/3383/la161gf.th.jpg (http://img96.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img96&image=la161gf.jpg) http://img96.exs.cx/img96/9417/la179or.th.jpg (http://img96.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img96&image=la179or.jpg)
bye bye Los Angeles, this is my last picture there:
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/7127/la185ad.th.jpg (http://img184.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img184&image=la185ad.jpg)
and what do I first see when I get to Vegas? a RR Phantom, and I guess I have already seen this car here in JW...
http://img238.exs.cx/img238/8149/lv16lq.th.jpg (http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=lv16lq.jpg) http://img238.exs.cx/img238/9454/lv21py.th.jpg (http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=lv21py.jpg) http://img184.exs.cx/img184/115/lv32zv.th.jpg (http://img184.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img184&image=lv32zv.jpg)
these 300 are almost everywhere, but I like them... and a nissan with ugly rims IMO
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/9496/lv40xj.th.jpg (http://img184.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img184&image=lv40xj.jpg) http://img193.exs.cx/img193/1205/lv65xh.th.jpg (http://img193.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img193&image=lv65xh.jpg)
a Hummer H1, probably used on trips to the grand canyon, and a 150.000 USD MTT turbine bike - this baby can reach 227 mph / 360 kmh
http://img193.exs.cx/img193/3880/lv70qg.th.jpg (http://img193.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img193&image=lv70qg.jpg) http://img78.exs.cx/img78/8536/lv80km.th.jpg (http://img78.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img78&image=lv80km.jpg)
time to go on to Tahoe... but the small city of Bishop surprises me with a couple of nice sightings:
http://img200.exs.cx/img200/6405/bishop15xj.th.jpg (http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=bishop15xj.jpg) http://img200.exs.cx/img200/9113/bishop28fv.th.jpg (http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=bishop28fv.jpg) http://img200.exs.cx/img200/928/bishop32dm.th.jpg (http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=bishop32dm.jpg)
Mustang waiting for me in the parking lot of my hotel in Tahoe:
http://img183.exs.cx/img183/765/taho23nb.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=taho23nb.jpg) http://img183.exs.cx/img183/3566/tahoe17gr.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=tahoe17gr.jpg) http://img183.exs.cx/img183/3261/tahoe30jy.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=tahoe30jy.jpg) http://img183.exs.cx/img183/8559/tahoe40ij.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=tahoe40ij.jpg) http://img183.exs.cx/img183/9617/tahoe53xy.th.jpg (http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=tahoe53xy.jpg) http://img221.exs.cx/img221/7814/tahoe62tc.th.jpg (http://img221.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img221&image=tahoe62tc.jpg)
and a beautiful blue Porsche parked in front of the casino:
http://img221.exs.cx/img221/3900/tahoe72de.th.jpg (http://img221.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img221&image=tahoe72de.jpg) http://img18.exs.cx/img18/6017/tahoe83xn.th.jpg (http://img18.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img18&image=tahoe83xn.jpg)
Sacramento - one hemi for you:
http://img187.exs.cx/img187/6922/sc13xi.th.jpg (http://img187.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img187&image=sc13xi.jpg) http://img187.exs.cx/img187/9774/sc29qg.th.jpg (http://img187.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img187&image=sc29qg.jpg) http://img187.exs.cx/img187/5646/sc33gk.th.jpg (http://img187.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img187&image=sc33gk.jpg) http://img93.exs.cx/img93/1319/sc46ye.th.jpg (http://img93.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img93&image=sc46ye.jpg)
lol at the spare rim, got this one on an outlet near Napa:
http://img93.exs.cx/img93/7422/sfo18uk.th.jpg (http://img93.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img93&image=sfo18uk.jpg)
the only Crossfire I could try to take a pic... and u guys learn how to drive in a Mustang? :shock: we here get some 10 years old GM Corsas...
http://img60.exs.cx/img60/8809/sfo24fh.th.jpg (http://img60.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img60&image=sfo24fh.jpg) http://img19.exs.cx/img19/1853/sfo39va.th.jpg (http://img19.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img19&image=sfo39va.jpg)
and last but not least, another Z8 in San Francisco near Fisherman's Wharf:
http://img19.exs.cx/img19/7585/sfo48cm.th.jpg (http://img19.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img19&image=sfo48cm.jpg)
unfortunatelly I saw only four Ferraris - one F456, one F550, one F355 and a beautiful 365 GTB exactly like this one (maybe it was this one): http://www.ferraris-online.com/cars/FE-365GTB4-15229/main.shtml
Lamborghinis? Only inside a dealer in Beverly Hills... :(
folks, this was my first trip report... it was so nice to take pictures of all the nice cars I could, surely I will do it again on my next trip
please send comments about the pics, what I could have done better, etc. all advice is welcome...